Downtown Summerlin® to Host Flavors of Aloha April 29, Lei Day Parade May 1
Events recognize Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
Downtown Summerlin® is pleased to host two free community events to kick off Asian Pacific Heritage Month and celebrate the rich heritage of the Hawaiian and Pacific Islands.
Flavors of Aloha is a one-of-a kind Hawaiian-style culinary event that includes island food, cultural performances, crafts, hula and Tahitian dance workshops, lei making, a car show and more. It takes place on The Lawn at Downtown Summerlin on Saturday, April 29 from noon to 8 p.m. For information on this free public event, visit flavorsofaloha.com
The second annual Lei Day Parade, set for Monday, May 1, kicks off with pre-parade festivities at 5:30 p.m. and the parade at 6 p.m. It takes place along Park Centre Drive.
The parade, in partnership with BESTAgency, features local cultural organizations including Nani Ola Hawaiian Dance Company, Na Hula O Kaleiokapualani and Tevakanui Polynesian Dance Company. Parade watchers will experience performances such as the Ancient Hula Kahiko accompanied by a chanter who tells the story; the free-flowing modern style of Hula Auana; the passion and pride of the Māori Haka; the rapid hip-shaking movements of the Tahitian Dances, and much more!
“This year, we are pleased to have not one, but two cultural events to celebrate Asian Pacific Culture in Southern Nevada,” said Halee Harczynski, senior director, marketing, Downtown Summerlin. “Flavors of Aloha and our Lei Day Parade are perfect ways to honor and experience this unique and distinctive culture that adds so much to the fabric of our community.”
The parade is complimentary and open to the public.
For additional information, please visit summerlin.com or call Concierge at 702-832-1055.
About Downtown Summerlin®
Downtown Summerlin is part of a planned urban center, serving the entire Las Vegas Valley. It includes retail, entertainment/sports, office, hotel and multi-family residential elements, all designed to create a vibrant, walkable urban core within the award-winning 22,500-acre Summerlin® master planned community. Downtown Summerlin totals nearly 400 acres and features more than 125 stores and restaurants in a streetscape-shopping environment with pedestrian thoroughfares and dynamic storefronts. The first phase of development opened to the public in October 2014. Today, Downtown Summerlin is also home to City National Arena, practice facility for the National Hockey League’s Vegas Golden Knights and Las Vegas Ballpark®, a 10,000-capacity minor league baseball stadium that is home to the Las Vegas Aviators® of the Pacific Coast League. Downtown Summerlin boasts three Class-A office buildings – ONE and TWO Summerlin and 1700 Pavilion. The property is also home to three luxury multi-family developments, Constellation, Tanager and Tanager Echo (opening soon), providing an inclusive community with an abundance of residential, optimal office space and connected walkability within the master plan that creates a destination unlike anything else in Southern Nevada. Additional information can be found at www.summerlin.com.